Suffolk County Police have arrested eight people for selling marijuana products, vapes and e-cigarettes to
minors in the Second Precinct.
After numerous community complaints, the department said, Second Precinct Crime Section officers, along with
Community Support Unit officers, investigated the sale of marijuana products, vapes and e-cigarettes during which 20 businesses were checked for compliance with the law.
Eight businesses were found to be selling marijuana products, vapes or e- cigarettes to minors, police said. Two of the businesses, Smoke Bazaar Smoke Shop N’ Vape, at 526 Walt Whitman Road in Melville, and Smokeez Smoke Shop, located at 324 Larkfield Road in East Northport, had employees cited for selling vapes and e-cigarettes in 2022.
The following people were charged with Criminal Sale of Cannabis 3rd Degree, a misdemeanor:
Ak Serhat, 28, of Huntington, an employee of Smoke Bazaar Smoke Shop N’ Vape, at 526 Walt Whitman Road in Melville.
Jefrey Mejia-Villeda, 23, of Jamaica, Queens, an employee of Smokeez Smoke Shop, at 324 Larkfield Road in East Northport.
The following were charged with Unlawfully Dealing with a Child 2nd Degree, a misdemeanor:
Sajjad Hussain, 52, of Huntington, an employee of RK Cigar and Smoke, at 824 East Jericho Turnpike, Huntington Station.
Somesh Dhawan, 35, of Hauppauge, an employee of Evolve Smoke Shop, at 2066 Jericho Turnpike, East Northport.
Deepak Mehta, 43, of Bethpage, an employee of 76 Gas, at 1714 New York Ave., Huntington Station.
Arvindbhai Patel, 37, of Flushing, Queens, an employee of Jericho Beer & Smoke Convenience,
at 1058 East Jericho Turnpike, Huntington
Charles Spinella, 20, of Kings Park, an employee of Legacy Smoke Shop, at 39 Larkfield Road in East Northport.
A 17-year-old female employee of Nirvana Vape Smoke, at 1153A East Jericho Turnpike in Huntington
All those arrested will appear in court on a later date.